JAXQuickfit Offers Timely Advice to Motorists

December and January are typically the ‘holidaying months’, with many Australians about to jump into the car and head away for some rest and relaxation.

A worrying trend though, is that many motorists may take to the roads without having properly checked the condition of their tyres – particularly caravan, boat and camper trailer tyres.

Here and Now WITH JOHN BOWE

I have raced so many different types of cars in those 40 years that I have trouble remembering them all. The common denominator in all my 40 race years though has been Dunlop. My aim is to race for another 40 years I guess, although that’s not very likely. But seriously, I have no intention of giving up the sport I love and I am sure Dunlop will be there for the rest of the journey.

Race to Road with Dunlop’s N-TEC Technology

N-TEC TECHNOLOGY was first created to meet the demands of Superbike racing, and is now available in selected Dunlop road tyres.

‘Here and Now’ with JOHN BOWE

“To help you conserve money, as well as reduce carbon emissions, there are a number of simple ways to save fuel with your car. Switching to a fuel-efficient tyre option such as the Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max can save you up to $400 over the life of your tyres.

Pirelli releases Super Bike iPhone App

The Italian tyre manufacturer intends for the new App to honour the success of the Diablo family of performance tyres for sporty road and racetrack use and its renewed role as Official Tyre Supplier to the Superbike World Championship until 2015.

New Goodyear Innovation Could Make Tyre Pumps Obsolete

Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) will enable tyres to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need for any external pumps or electronics, as all components of the AMT system, including the miniaturised pump, will be fully contained within the tyre.

Frog feet could help tyres stick

“Tree frog feet may provide a design for self-cleaning sticky surfaces, which could be useful for … tyre performance and even long lasting adhesives,” said researcher Niall Crawford at the University of Glasgow.

Michelin’s self-seal technology to become standard

Unlike other systems which claim to seal over a puncture, the Michelin system, said Denimal has no significant drawbacks in service. There is a small weight gain of the order of 500g for a car tyre, and a bit more for a truck tyre, as the innerliner is a bit thicker, but there is no penalty in terms of rolling resistance or lifetime.

The Turkish Grand Prix from a Tyre’s Point of View

Istanbul, 5 May 2011. This weekend, Pirelli’s new Formula One tyres come home. The grand prix rubber is exclusively made in Izmit, Turkey: the location of Pirelli’s high-tech competition tyre facility. The research and development of the tyres takes place in Milan, using mathematical modelling and chemical analysis in the laboratory as a starting point. [...]

Dandelion Rubber “of great interest” to Continental

A team at the University of Münster (Germany) has conducted research into the latex properties inherent in dandelions and observed that the member of the Asteraceae family produces a gum elastic equal in quality to rubber tree latex.